Railway-track.



' No. 747,460. PATENTED DEC.- 22, 1903.

H. P.l MULLER.l RA'ILWAY .TRAGL APPLCATION FILED JULY 3. 1903.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, 1903.

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Arial/wey UNITED? STATES Patented Deeember 22, i903.

PATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY-TRACK.

SPECJFIGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,460, dated December 22, 1903.

Applieetien tied July 3, 190e.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HALEN F. MILL-Ema citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Belleville, in the county of Wayne and State-of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Tracks, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates Vto railway-tracks, one of the objects being to provide aconstruction of road-bed which will afford a solid and unyielding 'support for' railway-trains, and thereby eiect a saving of a large percentage of the usual wear and tear on the rollingstock. The .character of the construction hereinafter described is also such that the necessity of frequent examination and repair is obviated, thus effecting a material saving in expense to the railroad company. By the construction hereinafter described the sinking or bending downward of the extremities of the rails at the rail-joints is prevented and the spreadingoi` the rails, and consequent derailment of the cars, is also overcome.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated,and

, claimed. A

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of aroad-bed constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section showing the manner of connecting the T-rails to the I-beam girderrails to the cross-ties. Fig. 4 is also a crosssection showing the manner of connecting the T-rails to the I-beam girder-rails. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing the rail-joint and Jone of the combined fish-plates and braces, and Fig. 6 is also a detail perspective view showing one of the combined fish-plates and braces applied to the joint of the girder-rails.

Like reference-numerals represent corresponding parts in all figures of the drawings.

In constructing a road-bed in accordance with the present invention use is made of parallel stringers 1, extending lengthwise ot' the road bed in parallel relation to each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.y These stringers are preferably of wood and rest directly upon the ground, being held in place Serial No. 164.157. (No model.)

by ballast of any character. The cross-ties rest directly on the stringere 1, and each tie (indicated at 2) is composed of a section of an I-beam comprising the upper and lower sets of flanges Sand 4., respectively, and the vertical connecting-web 5. These cross-ties are firmly connected to Vthe stringere 1 by means of headed spikes 6, as shown.

Extending lengthwise of the track and arranged directly over the strin gers l are girderrails 7, each consisting of an I-beam similar to that from .which the crossties are constructed. The girder-rails 7 rest directly on the cross-ties 2.and form asupport for the T-rails or track-rails 8,V which are of the ordinary construction, the width of the fianges of the girder -rails being the same as the width of the base-lianges of the track-rails, as clearly shown in the drawings, and the said track or T rails being secured directly to the girder-rails by means of bolts or rivets 9.

The girder-rails and T-rails are so laid as to overlap and break joint with each other, or, in other words, the joints of the T-rails are located at points midway between or intermediate the joints of the girder-rails, so that when the T-rails and girder-rails are bolted together they mutally support each other and prevent the bending down of the rails at the points where the joints occur.

At each joint of the T-rails I employ a pair of combined fish-plates and braces, 10 designating the fish-plates proper and l1 representing the brace members thereof, which are in the form of extensions leading outward from the lower edges of the {ish-plates proper and bent to embrace the anges of the T-rails and girder-rails, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the outer portions 12 of the braces lying dat against the upper surfaces of the crossties and being bolted, riveted, or otherwise secured thereto, as shown at 13. In Fig. 6 the combined sh-plate and brace is shown applied to the meeting ends of one of the girder-rails, while in Fig. 5 the same is shown applied to a joint'of the T-rails, the only difference between Figs. 5.and 6 residing in the fact that the brace 11 is made longer, so as to extend from the T-rails downward across the girder-rails. From the foregoing it will be seen that by the overlapping arrangement of the girder-rails and the combination there- ISO with of the combined fish-plates and braces the track-rails are, in eect, braced at each end and at the center. The track-rails are rmly united by means of bolts or rivets to the girder-rails at numerous points, and the girder-rails are firmly secured to the crossties by means of bolts or vrivets 14 at all points where the girder-rails cross the ties. It will also be apparent that by means of the construction described the stringers, ties, girder-rails, and track-rails all mutually support and brace each other, thus producing a firm, solid, and unyielding road-bed over which trains may pass wit-,hout the usual jar at the joints, and thus effecting a material saving in the rolling-stock and the cost of frequent examination and repair of the track. In some cases for the sake of economy the I-heam girderrails may rest directly on wooden cross-ties and be fastened thereon by means of spikes driven into the ties.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A railway track comprising parallel wooden stringers, I-beam cross-ties secured thereto, I- beam girder-rails secured to the cross-ties,and T-rails supported on the girderrails and having their base-Hanges bolted to the top flanges of the girder-rails, substantially as described.

2. A railway-track comprising I-beam crosstes, I-beam girder-rails supported thereon, T-rails supported on the girder-rails, and combined sb-p1ates and braces securing the T-rail joints and bolted to the ties, substantially as described.

3. A railway-track comprising I-beam crossties, I-beam grder-rails supported thereon, T-rails supported on the girderrails and bolted thereto, and combined fish-plates and braces connecting the meeting ends of the girder-rails and bolted to the ties, substantially as described.

4. Arailway-track comprising I-beam crossties, I-beam girder-rails supported thereon, T-rails supported on the girder-rails andarranged to lap joint therewith,and combined fish-plates and braces connecting the meeting ends of the T-rails and girder-rails and bolted to the ties, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HALEN F. MILLER.

Witnesses:

FRANK H. MILLER, JAMES R. TAYLOR. 

